The number of settlement plans and tenders advanced in 2022 was higher than in the previous year. In 2022, 28,208 units were advanced in in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, compared to 22,030 in 2021, representing almost a 30% increase. In particular the advancement of settlement units in East Jerusalem contributed to this unprecedented number. In 2022, 23,586 units were advanced in East Jerusalem, compared to 4,427 in the West Bank.